The small habitable moon Magnif was established from Earth over 900 years ago. Earthers and four other alien races lived peacefully together as a blended culture. A military ship of unknown origin arrived. It was a threat to disturb the serenity.
A Story in the Naked In School Universe
A group of high school students get ready for their senior year. Being naked in public has become common and acceptable, but is far from universal. Of course, progress leads to problems...
A Swarm Cycle Story
The inspiration for this short story was an 80's Country song by Dan Seals and a story by Thinking Horndog, the creator of The Swarm Cycle. If you have not read his story, 'Buying Wholesale', go ahead and do that and you will see where this story fits. It's just a vignette inside a larger canvas. This was never intended as a stand-alone story.
It started with a mission gone bad and a traitor. My father's enemies were a step ahead and used fleet admirals to dishonor me. When I learned the admiral that had been the judge had been ordered to do it I had to act. First against the noble that I thought ordered it. Of course he was a coward and would send someone. After him it was another noble that had been behind him and I wanted it to be personal.